Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The details of the close relationships enjoyed by authors and their literary agents are normally veiled in a miasma of traditional politeness and contractually obliged silence. So the very public...
Your store: A round-up of retailing news, tips and titbits Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Booksellers, publishers collaborate at Indies Forum Around 90 guests gathered in Melbourne in February for the first Indies Forum, hosted by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian Booksellers Association...
A country practice: Portia Lindsay’s journey into regional arts development Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Former bookseller and NSW Writers’ Centre program officer Portia Lindsay has found her calling in regional arts development and now runs the Mudgee Readers’ Festival. She shares her career journey. ...
Rundle in the jungle: On Dymocks Adelaide Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Dymocks Adelaide franchise owner Mandy Macky has led the Rundle Mall store since 1991, through microfiche, continuous-feed computer sheets and a relocation. She shares her bookseller’s diary. Standard Books was...
Partnering up: Launching La Trobe University Press Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
La Trobe University has partnered with Black Inc. to launch the nonfiction imprint, La Trobe University Press, in the university’s 50th anniversary year. Vicki Stegink spoke to vice-chancellor John Dewar...
Festival fever: Are there too many literary festivals in Australia? Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
With the tally of Australian literary festivals reaching more than 90 in 2017, Jo Case takes a look at the role festivals play in an increasingly crowded literary events landscape....
Alternative worlds: Australian genre publishing Archive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Danielle Binks explores the state of genre publishing in Australia. In 2012, the Australian Writer’s Marketplace (AWM)—an arm of the Queensland Writer’s Centre—held its first ever ‘GenreCon’ for writers. In...
The missing beat: Benjamin Ludwig on ‘Ginny Moon’ Archive
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
One of the first titles from Harlequin Australia’s new HQ imprint is US author Benjamin Ludwig’s debut novel Ginny Moon (May), ‘a unique and compelling narrative that gets deep inside...
Booksellers urged to ‘get uncomfortable’ at the 2017 Winter Institute Archive
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker reports from the American Booksellers Association’s 2017 Winter Institute: The American Booksellers Association held its 12th Winter Institute in Minneapolis in late January with...
Small Australian presence at 2017 TIBE Archive
Friday, 3 March 2017
Readings managing director Mark Rubbo reports from this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition: The first Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) was held in 1987, which made this year’s fair the...
Small publisher spotlight: Zabriskie Books Archive
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Sydney-based Zabriskie Books is building a ‘beautiful, engaging and varied nonfiction catalogue’. Bookseller turned publisher Niki Zubrzycki spoke to Books+Publishing for our Small Publisher Spotlight series. Describe your company in...
Book bites: Big kids’ books Archive
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Get smart Why let the little kids have all the fun? Picture books are a useful way to get primary school-aged children to engage with nonfiction, and there are several...
Funny business: Children’s books by comedians on the rise Archive
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
With children’s books by comedians on the rise, Jackie Tang asks publishers and booksellers what’s driving the trend—and whether the books are living up to the hype. Take a look...
Your Store: Non-book item of the month Archive
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
We all know rainy days are best spent curled up inside with a book, but if you must venture out you might as well let your favourite Penguin classic keep...
Question time: Reflections on the role of the publisher Archive
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
UQP nonfiction publisher Alexandra Payne has worked in the publishing industry since 1995 and is completing a doctorate on the future of the publisher in a transmedia landscape. She joins...
Body of work: Karen Andrews on ‘On the Many Shapes Bodies Will Take’ Archive
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Karen Andrews’ poetry collection, On the Many Shapes Bodies Will Take (Miscellaneous Press, April), ‘tackles the course of a life with such tenderness and grace that you could be tricked...
Spirited away: Gabrielle Wang on ‘The Beast of Hushing Woods’ Archive
Monday, 27 February 2017
Gabrielle Wang’s The Beast of Hushing Woods (Puffin, April) is a ‘lyrical, dreamlike fable for confident readers aged 10 and up’, which ‘marries snippets of Eastern mythology with a setting...
Movie mayhem: Alex Miles on ‘Mammoth Mistake’ Archive
Monday, 27 February 2017
Mammoth Mistake is the first book in Alex Miles’ new ‘Olive Black’ series, about a 10-year-old actress who juggles friendships, rivals and on-set hijinks. Reviewer Bec Kavanagh spoke to the...
Small Publisher Spotlight: Real Film and Publishing Archive
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Established in 2012, Melbourne-based Real Film and Publishing specialises in ‘memoirs, biographies, family histories and legacy books’ in high-quality hardback. Only a few of the books are available commercially, as...
Data and innovation discussed at Digital Book World 2017 Archive
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
The importance of data and innovation were the takeaways from this year’s Digital Book World, reports Hardie Grant Books managing director Roxy Ryan. At Digital Book World in New York...
Comic timing: Peter Helliar on ‘Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase’ Archive
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Comedian Peter Helliar’s first children’s book Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase (HGE, February) is a time-travel adventure starring 12-year-old Frankie and his cranky grandad, who has a hook for...
Unlocking the memories: J C Burke on ‘The Things We Promise’ Archive
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Set in the 1990s around the HIV/AIDS crisis, J C Burke’s YA novel The Things We Promise (A&U, March) is a ‘heartbreaking examination of grief, love and prejudice from the...
Small publisher spotlight: Griffith Review Archive
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Launched in 2003 and based at Brisbane’s Griffith University, the Griffith Review publishes quarterly books around a topical theme. Its unique model features a mix of essays, memoir, reportage, short...
On tour: Ken Liu Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Writer and translator Ken Liu is at the forefront of bringing Chinese science-fiction to an English-language market, having translated the Hugo Award-winning The Three Body Problem (Liu Cixin) and edited...
On tour: Madeleine Thien Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Canadian author Madeleine Thien’s latest book Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Granta) chronicles the lives of a group of musicians in 20th-century China. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker...
On tour: Sebastian Barry Archive
Friday, 20 January 2017
Irish author Sebastian Barry is a novelist, playwright and poet. His latest novel Days Without End (Faber), which won the Costa Novel of the Year, is the story of two American...
On tour: Peadar Ó Guilin Archive
Monday, 16 January 2017
Peadar Ó Guilin (pronounced ‘Padder Oh Gilleen’, according to the author) is an Irish writer, playwright and former stand-up comedian. His latest YA book The Call (David Fickling) is a teenage survival...
Small publisher spotlight: Melbournestyle Books Archive
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Melbournestyle is a publisher and design studio that specialises in illustrated works for adults and children inspired by ‘original, meaningful Melburniana’. Launched in 1994, the studio branched out with a...
Small publisher spotlight: Rag and Bone Man Press Archive
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Founded in 2011, Rag and Bone Man Press is a Melbourne-based not-for-profit publisher whose aim is to ‘track down, gather and publish unique collections of stories in community-related book projects’....
Sharing knowledge: Keiran Rogers and Greg Browne on the Small Press Network mentorship program Archive
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Earlier this year, the Small Press Network (SPN) launched a mentorship program that matched eight Victoria-based SPN members with established publishing professionals. The program, which has funding from Creative Victoria,...
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